Using Two Vcrs For Copying And Editing Tapes - RCA VR681HF User Manual

Recording a Program

Using Two VCRs for Copying and Editing Tapes

When editing or copying home videos, use this RCA VCR for the recording VCR
and the other VCR for playback. (Refer to hookup on page 6.)
To copy or edit tapes
Caution: The unauthorized
recording of television
programs and other
materials may infringe the
rights of others.
10. Press PAUSE buttons on both VCRs at the same
11. Edit out material by pressing PAUSE on the
12. Press STOP on both VCRs when you are finished.
To play back the edited tape
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1. Turn on the TV and both VCRs.
2. Tune TV to the VCR viewing channel, either 3, 4, or
TV's line input.
3. If you have connected your VCR using Option A
(page 6), tune recording VCR to channel 3 or 4 —
the one selected on the back of the playback VCR.
If you have connected your VCR using Option B
(page 6), press INPUT on recording VCR to select
the line input. LINE1 appears in VCR's display
panel.
4. Insert the tape you want to copy into playback
VCR. Insert a blank tape with safety tab in place
into the RCA recording VCR.
5. Press MENU for the Main Menu.
6. Press DOWN ARROW to select "VCR function
Setup" and press ENTER.
7. Press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW until
mode is ON, then press ENTER.
8 Press PLAY, then PAUSE on playback VCR when
you reach the point on the tape where you want to
begin copying.
9. Press RECORD, then PAUSE, on recording VCR.
time to begin copying the tape.
recording VCR for a smooth edit. Press PAUSE
again to resume copying.
Press LINE button to return to normal mode.
Press MENU for the Main Menu.
Press DOWN ARROW to select "VCR function
Setup" and press ENTER.
Press LEFT or RIGHT ARROW until Tape dubbing
mode is OFF, then press ENTER.
The picture quality may be poor when playing a
tape after editing if the tape dubbing mode is set
to ON.
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
Tape dubbing
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
Press ENTER to SELECT
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
1 Tape length T120
Press ENTER to SELECT
2 Tape dubbing mode
3 Auto play
4
Segment repeat
- Last 5 seconds
- From counter zero
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
1 Timer recording list
2 Clock set/adjust
3 Antenna/Cable set
Press ENTER to SELECT
4 Channel memory set
5 VCR function setup
6 StarSight setup
1 Tape length T120
2 Tape dubbing mode
3 Auto play
Press ENTER to SELECT
4
Segment repeat
- Last 5 seconds
- From counter zero
MAIN MENU
MAIN MENU
VCR FUNCTION
T160 T180
ON OFF
ON OFF
5s
0
Press ENTER to CHANGE
MAIN MENU
MAIN MENU
VCR FUNCTION
T160 T180
ON OFF
ON OFF
5s
0
Press ENTER to CHANGE